Bocanda

Bocanda
Town, sub-prefecture, and commune
Bocanda Location in Ivory Coast
Coordinates: 7°4′N 4°30′W / 7.067°N 4.500°W / 7.067; -4.500Coordinates: 7°4′N 4°30′W / 7.067°N 4.500°W / 7.067; -4.500
Country	Ivory Coast
District	Lacs
Region	N'Zi
Department	Bocanda
Population (2014)^[1]
• Total	60,183
Time zone	GMT (UTC+0)

Bocanda is a town in east-central Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of and seat of Bocanda Department in N'Zi Region, Lacs District. Bocanda is also a commune.

The town has a small regional medical center, a mayor's office, an active marketplace, a petrol station, a high school, five primary schools, a Catholic church, several Protestant churches, and a mosque. The traditional residents are of the Baoulé tribe; however, there is also a large Dyula population.

References

↑ "Côte d'Ivoire". geohive.com. Retrieved 9 December 2015.

Departments and sub-prefectures of N'Zi Region, Lacs District

Regional seat: Dimbokro

Bocanda Department	Bengassou Bocanda* Kouadioblékro N'Zécrézessou

Dimbokro Department	Abigui Diangokro Dimbokro* Nofou

Kouassi-Kouassikro Department	Kouassi-Kouassikro* Mékro

* also a commune

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